As a self-proclaimed Halloween foodie, I was thrilled to see a cookbook devoted entirely to this theme! I really appreciated the organization of the recipes by theme—it’s such a practical touch, especially for someone like me who has planned many a themed Halloween dinner.

While I would have liked to see nutritional information included with each recipe, I understand that it’s not necessarily a priority for most people indulging in festive treats. This isn’t a health book, after all.

Some recipes were expected (meringue bones, anyone?), but the majority were impressively creative. There were several unique ideas I hadn’t encountered before—Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls, Sugar Skulls, and 3D Marshmallows?! Yes, please! I also appreciated the alternative suggestions for less-common kitchen tools, like edible ink pens, which make the recipes more accessible.

That said, I would have loved to see more savory options. The book leans heavily toward sweets, which doesn’t quite make a complete Halloween dinner. To be fair, the cover does specifically highlight sweet treats—so I can’t say I wasn’t warned!

All in all, this is a delightful little book that I can see myself returning to every Halloween season. I just wish it had a few more savory recipes to round out the meal.

Thank you to NetGalley and Skyhouse Publishing for the privilege of receiving this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is so cute!
Shure it depends on decoration and quite a few molds but the results are just so adorable.
Definitely will try some of these next Halloween.
I appreciate the instructions on how to make sprinkles and candy eyes yourself. Also it's nice to see that all recipes are complete on the page and I don't have to flip to the back or front for parts of them.

I received a copy of this eBook from netGalley for a honest review.

This is one of the best Halloween baking books I've come across. And I always pick up the Halloween cook/baking/decorating books. There are lots of options for kids and adults to celebrate this holiday. Cute and scary. I will be getting this one for myself to entertain with.

This was super cute and fun to flip through and I can’t wait to try some of these out for fall! The recipes seemed easy enough to follow for someone who is familiar with baking.

I would have liked a little bit of description of what the recipes were, like what to expect. Is this going to be a vanilla cake? Pumpkin flavored? It just kind of lists out the ingredients and the directions— which is fine. I just would like to have a little blurb about what to expect for each recipe for when I’m looking for a specific taste/flavor.

Overall I’m eager to try some of these out! And the ideas and designs were very fun!

Ghost Food - 75 Spooky, Fun, and Frightening Halloween-Inspired Sweet Treats is a cook book I will be grabbing come the holiday season.

I have always wanted to make my own marshmallows and the fact that this book has "Marshmallow Ghosts" and it broken down into 7 ingredients with 10 steps it makes me confident in trying!!

The "Haunted Cake" is adorable and definitely my jam, where Halloween can be fun and cute and doesn't always need to be spooky. As well as the "Halloween Cookie Cake" which I think would be a hit at any party!

My 5 year old daughter wants to make the "Hugging Ghost Cookies" as she says they are super cute! And my 8 year old son wants to make the "Strawberry Ghosts" probably because he adores strawberries.

An all around perfect cook book for the Halloween season!

if you are like me and you like spooky themed things year round, then you'd understand why I picked this up in April. These are the types of recipes I make year round.

There were some positives and some negatives with this book. I was able to read it as an ARC, but if I were a consumer and I purchased this, I would definitely be disappointed with some areas. I will start with my constructive criticism: the biggest one being a lack of description for recipes. Most of the recipes included have zero description about the flavor profile or anything else a baker would include. For example in most recipe books it would start with the title of the dish, like mocha brownies, and then the description would be something like "these gooey, delicious brownies are always a crowd pleaser and the best part is they're very easy to make." Instead what you will find in this book is a vague title like Mummy Cake and then it goes straight into the recipe. Well, what flavor is the cake? Now I have to try and figure it out based on the ingredients, and that's a pain.
Also, this may be nitpicky, but the section titles sometimes made no sense and weren't relevant to the dishes. There's a section called Creepy Carnival and there's nothing about it that screamed carnival to me.

Positives: you will have a large plethora of Halloween themed recipes to try all in one book. If you're a Pinterest user like I am chances are you have a board already dedicated to sweets you want to make, but I like the convenience of having it all in one place here. Also, there's a conversion chart in the back, and the index is sometimes sorted by ingredient or dessert type which is useful.

Overall I sadly cannot say I recommend buying this book when I found it so frustrating that there was no flavor profile or description for most recipes. I do not want to have to sift through the ingredient list to know what kind of cake I'm making, and flavor is just as important as decor. But as a library book or something, it would definitely be helpful for recipe and decoration ideas.

Thank you so much to Netgalley for providing me with an ARC 👻

Nothing extraordinarily profound in this book—all things that I’d seen elsewhere for the most part, but it was a really cute compilation! Go Halloween!

What a fun book this is! If you didn’t guess from the cover and title, with chapter titles like Haunted Mansion, Pumpkin Patch, Creepy Carnival, Witches Coven, and Vampire’s Lair, this is a book full of Halloween treats.

Many of the recipes are good for people who are beginning cooks and bakers and some are for people who are quite accomplished in the kitchen. The book is full of fun ideas and recipes. There are even cookies that are out of the ordinary, and great for the season, but no harder to make than any other cookies. The book also has a recipe for the beloved pumpkin spice, and autumn sprinkles. And you know those creepy eyes that you can buy at craft stores? You can make them yourself!

All kinds of treats that are reincarnated to be special for Halloween, like Halloween Rice Krispy Treats, Halloween Popcorn Balls, Monster Fudge, Rainbow Caramel Apples, Zombie Candy Apples. But what about Worm-Filled Birthday Cake? Hmm. Not for me.

This book is great for people who want some out-of-the ordinary Halloween treats for their friends and family.

Ghost Food features a collection of 75 different Halloween-themed recipes. They all fall into the sweet treat category. In this book you'll find classics like the Graveyard Pudding, and original recipes like the gothic Haunted House cake.

This cookbook contains straightforward recipes without fluff divided into five different parts. The pictures look absolutely gorgeous, Pinterest worthy. I used to spend hours searching for recipes just like these on social media, and I would have loved to have a book like this. Everything in one place. There is a cohesive colour theme all throughout and the candy eyes are another way the recipes all tie together. Bonus points for including a recipe to make these eyes yourself.

Ghost Food is perfect for you if you enjoy making your own Halloween-themed sweet treats. This book features recipes suited to serve at a Halloween or birthday party, or general horror themed event. They're also perfect if you just want to make yourself a fun treat or if you want to challenge yourself to make something beautiful and spooky.

I absolutely can't wait for fall! There are just so many adorable recipes to try.
Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and Skyhorse Publishing | Skyhorse for this ARC.

Ghost Food by Cayla Gallagher is a fantastic Halloween themed cookbook that feels like it was created with a lot of care and love. The fact that there’s 75 recipes in this one book is lovely, and they all have detailed, easy to follow instructions and the yummiest, cutest looking pictures of the final spooky products! I like how there’s 5 different sub sections within the cookbook for different kinds of spooky (haunted mansion, pumpkin patch, creepy carnival, witch’s coven and vampire’s lair).

FYI, I will absolutely be making a Halloween charcuterie board this October.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

If you are looking for a recipe to sweeten your Halloween celebration, these are the perfect recipes for that occasion. Instructions are simple and very detailed.

I really liked the various recipes with spooky treats - ghosts, pumpkins, skulls, bats, black cats and creepy crawlies.

I give this book 5 stars.

"Sneak into a haunted house to hunt for Marshmallow Ghosts and cast some spells to turn them into a Ghostly S’mores Tart. Stop by the Pumpkin Patch for some Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate while on the way to the Creepy Carnival to win a Red Balloon Cake Pop and Homemade Candy Corn."

This is an adorable but really well written Hallowe'en cookbook that doesn't fall into the usual "non-Christmas holiday cookbook" traps of simple, sloppy recipes churned out to sell as cheaply as possible. You can tell real effort was put into creating both the recipes and the photographs of the finished products. There are recipes for every skill level, from fairly simple cakes (which you can decorate and ice to whatever skill level you're on) and cookies to more complicated techniques like making your own marshmallows, ice creams, and even sprinkles.

Definitely worth looking at if you're a party host or just want to make stuffed marshmallow skulls for funsies!

I received a free ebook copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.

All recipes were very creative and inspiring with wonderful photography. The recipes are easy to follow; always approachable and never intimidating. With every page, I longed to once again feel the autumn breeze. If only I could taste these through the screen!
This book is absolutely perfect for anyone who wants to host a spooky party to remember!

This is an adorable Halloween inspired baking book. The recipes are clear and the decoration ideas are absolutely adorable. I can’t wait to make these recipes for my next Halloween party! Thank you for the arc

Such a cute spooky cookbook! Recipes are easy to follow and pictures are so aesthetically pleasing! Will definitely be making a lot of these in October to share with friends🎃

So many cute ideas that actually seem attainable for all skill levels! Can’t wait to try some of these for my Halloween party!

Special thanks to Netgalley and Skyhorse Publishing for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book is super fun. The recipes vary in difficulty, and the instructions are very clear. I particularly liked the accompanying images for each recipe! The only downside for me is that this book is extremely baking-heavy, I wish there were more savory recipes (but that's a personal preference).

I love looking at cookbooks and especially Halloween cook books. This one only had a few things I could/would actually make, because I'm not really a baker. But lots of cute ideas.

Ghost Food is a really cute Halloween cookbook! I am always on the lookout for fun Halloween recipes, and this has TONS. I liked the variety in difficulty levels. Much of what makes the recipes "spooky" is the decorations so you can also take them as fun ways to decorate box cake mixes in many instances if you want to do something easy.

Thanks to NetGalley, Cayla Gallagher, and Skyhorse Publishing for the chance to read and review! My opinions are my own!